Cord support



M. MCGRAW CORD SUPPORT Aug. 1, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 26, 1946INVENTOR.

ai M M R G c M X A M A TY Aug. 1, 1950 M, MOGRAW 2,517,010

CORD SUPPORT Filed Oct. 26, 1946 '2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I N VEN TOR. MAXMcGRAW Patented Aug. 1, 1950 CORD SUPPORT Max McGi-aw; Chicago, 111.,.assi gnor to McGr aw Electric Company, Elgin, 111., a corporation-ofDelaware Application October 26, 1946, Serial N0.70 5,8 63

Claims. (01. 248 -52 My invention relates to electric irons andparticularly to cord supporting means therefor.

One object of my invention is to provide a novel and relatively simplemeans for supporting a cord for an electric iron away from the ironingboard.

Another object of my invention is to provide an extensible andretractable means'for supporting a cord of an electric iron away fromthe ironing board. I

Another object of my invention is to provide a resilient extensible andretractable electric cord support extending rearwardly and to one sideand above an electric iron.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a support for a cordfor an electric iron that i shall be such as to permit of extensioneither to one side or the other of the iron for different distances tothe rear of an iron.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a support for thecord of an electric iron, aid support being normally concealed in thehandle of iron at the rear end thereof.

Yet another object of my invention is to pro vide a resilient cordsupport for an electric iron that shall extend to the rear of, upwardlyfrom, and to one side of an electric iron. i 7

Other objects of my invention will either be apparent from a descriptionof one form of device embodying my invention or will be pointed out inthe course of such description.

In the drawings,

Figure l is a view in side elevation with apart shown in section, of anelectric iron embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a view in rear elevation thereof,

Fig. 3 is a View in lateral section taken. onthe line 53-45 of Fig. 2,

l is a top plan View the rear handle removed, and

Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation of a fully assembled iron embodyingmy invention.

Referring to the drawings, I have there shown an electric irondesignated generally by numeral l l and comprising a soleplate l3, 2.cover it thereabove as well as a handle i'l secured to said cover. Theiron comprises also an electric heating element (not shown) for heatingup the ironing surface of soleplate l3, as well as a thermally-actuablecontrol switch for the heater, the iron being provided with an adjustinghandle l9 which may be suitably secured to the heated body of the ironjust beneath the handle portion of handle structure ll.

Handle structure il includes a molded intermediate grip portion as wellas a front handle with the cover. for

"cord 43.

support 2l integral. with the intermediate grip portion, as well as arear handle support 23which may preferably beonly a relatively'short:member. While I .haveshown my handle structure to be molded to desiredshape, I do not desire to be limited to theme of a moldedstructure-since the members particularly embcdyingrny invention may beused with a metallic handle structure or structure of other materialifdesired. a 1 l a I provide a relatively. small .subst'antially circularmetallic housing 24 comprising complemen tary members 25 and 26, whichhousing. is adapted to be pivotally supported on cover :l'5. oithe ironat its rear end by abolt El and heldby a nut 28. Housing memberml hassecuredtl'lereto a lever arnitl which lever arm is long enough to extendoutwardly of a metallic housing 33 which constitutes a part ofth'ehandle structure "of the iron.

Lever arm 3'! is suitably secured to housing memthrough a slot Bl.Theupper edge portion of member 33 is spaced 'a'predetei mined amountbelowthel lower edgeof a handle-support cover 39 which, in case the restofthe handle is molded may also be of moldedmaterial,"such as Bakelite.

At its outer end, tape 35 is providedfwith a spring clamp il for a cord43. This clamp M is pivotally mounted on. and secured totheend of tape35 as by averns, memberx tlbeing of such dimensions andshapeasto receiveand hold Together the clainp andtape constitute a resilient extensibleand retractable support for the electric cord 43.

The inner end of cord 43, comprising a pair of conductor wires 4'! and49, extends through an opening 51 in member 39, the conductor beingsecured by screws 53 and 55 to a pair of fixed terminals which aremounted on a projecting member 5'! of electric-insulating materialsecured to the upper end of rear handle support 23. Screws 53 and 55 areadapted to have screwthreaded engagement with molded-in metallicelectric conducting members and one of the ends of the resistor of theheating element is secured to screw 59, and a lead from the thermostatcontrolled by handle 19 is connected with screw 6|, which extends intothe same electric conducting members molded in member 51. While I haveshown a specific form of current conducting lead in that end mounting, Ido not desire to be limited thereto since other equivalent structuresmay be used.

Member 39 may be held in proper operative position as by a pair of shortmachine screws 63 which are adapted to have screw-threaded engagementwith molded lugs 65, one of each such lugs being molded on the innersurface of handle structure H at opposite sides thereof.

The device embodying my invention provides a resilient means which is inthe shape of a narrow resilient tape of a thickness sufliciently largeso that it will properly support the cord away from the ironing boardeven when it has been extended its full amount. The device embodyin myinvention further provides means easily actuable so as to permit of aright-hand iron being used by a left-handed user, all that it isnecessary to do, being to move the lever arm 3| from the position shownin Fig. 2 of the drawings to the opposite side where it will be held bya recess 67 in member 33. The use of a pivotally mounted cord receivingand holding means 4! insures that the cord will not be. worn as to itsexternal covermg.

The operator of such an iron may grasp the spring clamp and tape by thefingers of one hand and pull out the tape any desired amount either withor without the cord in the spring clamp of U -shape. The inner end ofthe tape is provided with an enlargement 69 thereon, which will not passthrough slot 3'! in housing 24, so that it is impossible to pull theresilient tape 35 entirely out of housing 24.

When a user is through with the iron, all that it is necessary to do isto push tape 35 and spring clamp toward the iron, the fit of cord 43 inspring clamp 41 being loose enough so that spring clamp 4| will slideeasily along cord 43 until clamp 4| is substantially in engagement withthe rear surface of member 39.

Various modifications may be made in the device embodying my inventionwithout departing from the spirit and scope thereof and all suchmodifications clearly coming within the scope of the appended claimsshall be considered as part of this invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A support for the cord of an electric iron having a handle,comprising a relatively thin, narrow, resilient tape normally wound upin said handle and extensible and retractable relatively thereto so thatone end thereof may be positioned above, to one side and to the rear ofthe iron, and cord receiving and holding means secured to said end ofthe tape.

2. A support for the cord of an electric iron having a handle, saidsupport comprising a housing in said handle, a pivot for said housing, alever arm secured to said housing, means on said handle for holding saidlever arm in a given position, a relatively light, narrow, resilienttape normally in said housing and extensible and retractable relativelythereto so that one end thereof may be positioned above, to one side andto the rear of the iron and cord receiving and holding means pivotallysecured to said end of the tape.

3. A cord support as set forth in claim 2 in which said lever arm isadapted to be moved rela tively to the longitudinal axis of an iron, sothat the end of said tape will be located on either side of said iron.

4. A support for the cord of an electric iron having a molded electricand heat-insulating handle, a hollow rear handle support, said cordsupport comprising a housing in said hollow rear handle support, a pivotfor said housing, a lever arm secured to said housing and holdable inany one of a plurality of predetermined positions, a relatively light,narrow, resilient tape normally coiled in said housing and extensibleand retractable relatively thereto so that the outer end thereof may bepositioned above, to one side and to the rear of the iron and cordreceiving and holding means pivotally secured to the outer end of thetape.

5. A support for the cord of an electric iron, said support comprisingan elongate, normally extended, resilient boom adapted to be curled upbut tending, by its resilience, to return to its extended shape, aholder mounted on said iron for receiving at least a part of said boomand coin fining said part in a curled-up position, means on said ironnear said holder for supporting an uncurled portion of said boom in anoutwardprojecting, cord-supporting position, said means including atleast one abutment near said holder on which abutment said uncurledportion of said boom that projects from said holder may rest in saidcord-supporting position, and across which abutment said boom may passwhen being extended or retracted, and cord-gripping means at theprojected end of said boom.

MAX MCGRAW.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,236,302 Hooper Aug. 7, 19171,516,781 Mylen Nov. 25, 1924 2,079,759 Burns May 11, 1937 2,205,139Gunderson June 18, 1940 2,332,374 Fagan Oct. 19, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTSNumber Country Date 448,796 Germany Aug. 24, 1927

